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			<h3>Spanish Broom &#8211; <i>Spartium junceum</i></h3>

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			<h3 class="center">What does it look like?</h3>
			<strong>Plant:</strong>

			Perennial shrub, 6 to 15 ft tall.

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			<strong>Stems:</strong>

			Green, cylindrical, not angled (rush-like).

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			<strong>Leaves:</strong>

			Small, less than a half inch, shed during summer drought &#8211; giving plant a stick-like appearance.

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			<strong>Flowers:</strong>

			Yellow, pea-like and fragrant, about an inch in size. Flowers from early spring to the beginning of summer.

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			<strong>Fruit:</strong>

			Pod, 2 to 4 inches long.  Pods generally start to appear in June and July.

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			<h3 class="center">Where is it found?</h3>

			Common in disturbed sites, particularly road cuts, trail sides, stream banks, abandoned lands, eroded slopes and post-burn areas. It is also planted as an ornamental. Spanish Broom is especially common along Kanan Dume Road and a large patch is found on the summit of Saddle Peak.

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			<h3 class="center">Why worry?</h3>

			Spanish Broom rapidly invades disturbed habitat preventing native shrubs from re-colonizing an area. Mature stands generate large amounts of deadwood contributing to fire hazards. Broom is poor forage for native wildlife.

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